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The Mystery of the Mind

Angelina D. Miles 2008 (Arkansas)

Free verse
The mind,
So empty,
Yet so full of chaos.

You try to relax,
But thoughts and memories won't leave you be.

Perhaps meditation is the key,
But it doesn't work,
As it only steers away the chaos for a while,
And leaves you feeling awful.

Are thoughts to blame?
Are memories?
Or perhaps both?

The mind is so vast,
We may never know what's to blame.

What's the root of our thoughts?
What about our memories?
Is it our pain?
Is it our strength?
Or perhaps our emotions?
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Written on July 23, 2023

Submitted by AngelinaMiles2008 on July 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX XA AXXX BCX XB XCXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 467
Words 111
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 5
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Angelina D. Miles

I've had a rough past, and I'm always stressed, so I use my poetry as an outlet for my stress. I'm always thinking about a lot, so my poems help me, and I hope they'll help others too! more…

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